SCHOOL OF FUNDRAISING - Key Persons
Kunal is an international expert on development & fundraising with a special interest in Asia and the Indian sub-continent. He is an avid believer in the power of training & development and his favourite phrase is "Nobody is born a fundraiser, but almost everybody can excel at fundraising through training and handholding".
Kunal is passionate about fundraising. He is a much-sought trainer and speaker on Brand development, Fundraising, Resource Mobilization, Sustainability & CSR. He has trained over 700 NGOs across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. He is regular speaker and trainer at fundraising conferences/ workshops like IFC, IWRM, AFP, and China Charity.He is a serial fundraising entrepreneur having established Centre for Fundraising, www.centreforfundraising.com, the leading Fundraising Consulting company for Non-profits in Asia and Donatio, www.donatio.in, a fundraising aggregator platform for small and medium NGOs.
Tito's life's work has revolved primarily around "working with people" across the nonprofit, educational and corporate sectors. He graduated with a Master's degree in Life Sciences from the Madras Christian College. Further studies in Wildlife Management and Conservation followed, first with the Smithsonian and then a Masters-PhD in the United States, which he subsequently discontinued realizing that he wasn't cut out for pure academia. On returning to India, he built and operated his Outdoor Education Company - DreamCatcher (1994-2016) which ran some of the earliest outdoor management development and experiential learning programs in India.
Between 2001-2004, he served as Director, Supporter Campaigns & Fundraising - building the foundations for financial self-sufficiency - for Greenpeace in India. He continue to consult in the nonprofit sector, developing and facilitating organisational development and fundraising workshops and solutions.